how seasons allow us to experience all that we think we know in different ways. Some time ago I sought quiet, thoughtful spaces around Grant County like off-trail basalt cliffs near Coulee City, galleries like the Moses Lake Museum & Art Center, and glasses of wine at Cave B Winery. These days, my wild little […]
Archives for April 2025
Triple Fish Challenge: A celebration of family, fishing and the great outdoors
The Triple Fish Challenge, hosted by Reel Recreation, is a family-friendly event that brings anglers of all ages to the beautiful Banks Lake in Electric City, Washington. This annual event, taking place from April 11th to 13th, 2025, and typically falling on the 3rd weekend of April each year (unless it conflicts with Easter), is […]
A fictional Soap Lake: Where anything can happen
Matthew Sullivan, Washington State author and previously tenured English instructor at Big Bend Community College near Moses Lake, releases his second novel, Midnight in Soap Lake, on April 15th. Matt’s highly anticipated “cozy horror” novel blurs the boundary between mystery, suspense, and horror, a newfound addition to a subgenre of horror fiction. Matt, a former […]
Signs of the Time
Sometimes there’s a man. I won’t say an artist because what’s an artist? He fits right into his time and place, and that’s John Rankin. Ritzville is not where John expected to settle, but it is where he’s made his life. “Just by the luck of things, the way the cards are dealt, I ended […]
Grant County Master Gardener Program
Washington State University Cooperative Extension started the first Master Gardener (MG) program in 1973 in the Seattle area to provide assistance with urban horticulture and gardening advice. The program came to Grant County in 1982 and has been active ever since. Currently, there are 20 active Grant-Adams MGs and 6 trainees working on their certification. […]
